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No problem. As long as you are profiling at the correct angle for the knife, you should not be ruining anything. Even then, it is unlikely you could ruin them. I suggest starting with 600...take a couple strokes and look at the edge with magnification to see what you are doing. Depending on the kni...

The sandpaper is as uniform as most other media in that grit size. The paper is a very uniform thickness and since there is no texture imparted by the rods (finer grit than the paper you are using) you end up with a viable setup. I would not get too carried away with grits...600 works plenty fast, ...

Look for the DMT Diasharp series. Those plates have continuous surfaces (not perforated.) Get a DMT XC, and that should have you set for an edge repairing stone. The issue with the diasharp is the cost... $30 is in my price range, $50-60 would cut into my budget too much. While I am a big fan of DM...

Hello, I'm looking to re-edge a few of my kitchen knives. They are good quality henckels knives but haven't been cared for in 20+ years. As a result the edges are destroyed, nicked and dull. To try to rectify this I purchased a sharpemaker. I used the brown stones for around 20 min on each knives an...